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Song

Griseta · 1964

· tango · Jun 9, 1964
Music by Enrique Delfino, lyrics by José González Castillo. 8 recordings in our catalogue, 1927–1979.

Who recorded it

Every version8

Earliest we hold: Francisco Canaro, 1927

  1. Carlos Di SarliRoberto Rufino1941
  2. Rodolfo BiagiAndrés Falgás1939
  3. Osvaldo Fresedo1944
  4. Francisco CanaroMario Alonso19271953
  5. Armando PontierRoberto Goyeneche1979
  6. Los Astros del Tango1958

Recorded on Jun 9, 1964, during the Nuevo (1955–1984).

1964

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Key facts
Year
1964
Recorded
1964-06-09
Contents1The song2Who wrote it3Lyrics4Every version5One recording

The song

REYNALDO MARTÍNReynaldo MARTÍNGRISETATango9 · VI · 1964

The piece as people name it, whoever plays it.

7 orchestras recorded it

17 Dances filmed to it

Who wrote it

Music
Enrique Delfino
Words
José González Castillo
Written
not yet cited · help fill it
First played
not yet cited · help fill it

Source: TangoCloud catalogue

Lyrics

Español · Underlined words are lunfardo: tap one for its meaning.

Mezcla rara de Museta y de Mimí con caricias de Rodolfo y de Schaunard, era la flor de París que un sueño de novela trajo al arrabal... Y en el loco divagar del cabaret, al arrullo de algún tango , alentaba una ilusión: soñaba con Des Grieux, quería ser Manon. Francesita, que trajiste, pizpireta, sentimental y coqueta la poesía del quartier, ¿quién diría que tu poema de griseta sólo una estrofa tendría: la silenciosa agonía de Margarita Gauthier? Mas la fría sordidez del arrabal. agostando la pureza de su fe, sin hallar a su Duval, secó su corazón lo mismo que un muguet. Y una noche de champán y de cocó, al arrullo funeral de un bandoneón, pobrecita, se durmió, lo mismo que Mimí, lo mismo que Manón.

English · machine translation

Rare mixture of Museta and Mimi with caresses of Rodolfo and Schaunard, she was the flower of Paris that a dream of a novel brought to the suburb... And in the mad wanderings of the cabaret.., to the lullaby of some tango compadrón, she encouraged an illusion: I dreamed of Des Grieux, she wanted to be Manon. French girl, you brought, pizpireta, sentimental and flirtatious the poetry of the quartier, who would say that your T-shirt poem would have only one stanza: the silent agony of Marguerite Gauthier? But the cold sordidness of the slum. withering away the purity of her faith, without finding her Duval, dried up her heart like a thrush. And one night of champagne and coconut, to the funeral lullaby of a bandoneon, poor thing, she fell asleep, the same as Mimi, the same as Manon.

Every version

Computed from the catalogue, not yet written by anyone

The catalogue holds 8 recordings of this song by 7 orchestras, 1927 to 1979.
1920’30’40’50’60’70
Recordings of Griseta · 1964 by year, taller the more they are danced · 8 of 8 recordings carry a year · read Nov 8, 2026

A Song's recorded lineage

We hold dated Recordings by 7 orchestras; the earliest here is Francisco Canaro in 1927.

  1. 1927Francisco CanaroRecording
  2. 1939Rodolfo BiagiRecording
  3. 1941Carlos Di SarliRecording
  4. 1944Osvaldo FresedoRecording
  5. 1958Los Astros del TangoRecording
  6. 1964Reynaldo MartínRecording
  7. 1979Armando PontierRecording

Gold marks the first we hold, not the first ever. Filled dots have filmed Dances; rings have no Dances matched yet.

8 recordings · our catalogue, dances filmed on TangoTube · 22 more we know of

a version people dance tono Dances matched yet: something to listen to

Choose A and B on two recordings to hear them one after the other.

  1. Carlos Di SarliMost dancedGriseta · Carlos Di Sarli · Roberto Rufino · tango · Jun 21, 1941 · RCA VictorMeasured automatically · 124 BPM · F major
    6 dances
    1941
  2. Rodolfo BiagiGriseta · Rodolfo Biagi · Andrés Falgás · tango · Oct 26, 1939 · OdeonMeasured automatically · 134 BPM
    6 dances
    1939
  3. Osvaldo FresedoGriseta · Osvaldo Fresedo · instrumental · tango · Jul 31, 1944 · RCA VictorMeasured automatically · 121 BPM · F major
    4 dances
    1944
  4. Armando PontierGriseta · Armando Pontier · Roberto Goyeneche · tango · Jun 7, 1979
    1 dance
    1979
  5. Los Astros del TangoGriseta · Los Astros del Tango · tango · 1958 · Music Hall
    No match yet
    1958
  6. Reynaldo MartínGriseta · Reynaldo Martín · tango · Jun 9, 1964
    No match yet
    1964
  7. Guillermo Barbieri, José RicardoNot in our catalogueCarlos Gardel1924
  8. Enrique DelfinoNot in our catalogue1927
  9. -unspecified guitars-Not in our catalogueIgnacio Corsini · Mar 201931
  10. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogueAlberto Castillo1947
  11. Víctor D'AmarioNot in our catalogueAlberto Santillán1951
  12. Leo LipeskerNot in our catalogueMay 111961
  13. Roberto PanseraNot in our catalogueReynaldo Martín · Jun 91964
  14. Héctor PachecoNot in our catalogue
  15. Jorge SobralNot in our catalogue
  16. Edmundo RiveroNot in our catalogue
  17. Lidia BordaNot in our catalogue
  18. Jorge VidalNot in our catalogue
  19. Aníbal TroiloNot in our catalogue

One recording

A dated take, with its sound and the couples dancing it.

REYNALDO MARTÍNReynaldo MARTÍNGRISETATango9 · VI · 1964

Reynaldo Martín

Griseta · Reynaldo Martín · tango · Jun 9, 1964

No couple filmed dancing this recording yet

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What we don't know yet4 of 5 known

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  1. Griseta · Francisco Canaro · 1927

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